The US needs a new Yemen strategy

July 17, 2025

The US needs a new Yemen strategy

ADEN, YEMEN — Winston Churchill supposedly quibbled that Americans always do the right thing, but only after trying everything else first. Democrats were for Saudi airstrikes before they were against them. President Donald Trump preferred sanctions and designating the Houthis as terrorists, only to have President Joe Biden reverse course. In his second term, Trump tried bombing the Houthis and then […]

Why the Republican rescissions bill could force a Schumer shutdown

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and nine other Democrats caved and voted with Senate Republicans to keep the government open this March. But if Congress approves President Donald Trump’s rescissions package this week, the pressure for Schumer to follow through on his shutdown threats will be even stronger this time around. “It is absurd to […]

Trump’s Epstein ‘hoax’ claim is a gift to the swamp

Wednesday marked a good day for the legacy media and the Democratic establishment. President Donald Trump’s description of the spiraling Jeffrey Epstein controversy as a “hoax” perpetrated by “Radical Left Democrats” is a boon to the swamp on two fronts. First, it splits Trump’s base, arguably this century’s most powerful and united political force. The […]

State Department security agency splurges $200,000 on Sydney junket

EXCLUSIVE — U.S. government documents seen by the Washington Examiner raise serious questions of continuing mismanagement by senior ranks of the Diplomatic Security Service. The State Department’s law enforcement and security agency, DSS, is responsible for protecting Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, certain visiting dignitaries, and U.S. diplomats […]

Trump tariffs didn’t cause rising inflation, but the Federal Reserve will pause regardless

On the one hand, Tuesday’s consumer price index report is likely to enrage the president because a slight uptick in CPI inflation gives the Federal Reserve all the more reason to hold on until its September meeting to cut the federal funds rate. But on the other hand, President Donald Trump received yet another month […]

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Passing the rescissions bill proves Republicans are serious about spending cuts

Washington is awash in empty promises. For years, politicians from both parties have talked about the need to rein in federal spending, yet the national debt has continued to climb, now surpassing a staggering $37 trillion. Voters are tired of the talk. They want action, and Republicans now have a rare opportunity to show we […]

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